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The owner of this blog would like to disclose the following existing relationships. These are companies, organizations or individuals that may have a significant impact on the content of this blog. I serve as the executive director of the nonprofit Story Chasers Inc. and serve on the organization’s executive board. I became an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) in 2005, and have received some travel/expenses-only compensation from Apple for ADE-related events in which I have assisted in the past. I consulted with Apple in summer 2009 to write several educational technology grant templates, and received compensation for that work. I am not currently employed by Apple in any capacity. I worked for AT&T full-time as an education advocate from 2006 to 2008. I became a Google Certified Teacher (GCT) in 2009, and have received some travel/expenses-only compensation as well as presenter honorariums from CUE for GWE-related events in which I have assisted in the past. I consulted with iStrategyLabs and ISTE from January through June 2009, and in that capacity wrote as the lead blogger on ISTEconnects. I served as a paid social media consultant for The Master Teacher from January to July 2011. From July – November 2012, I wrote on the iThemes’ Education Blog as an “iThemes WordPress Advocate” on a contract basis. More information about my social media consulting services is available. While I have not received financial renumeration from PollEverywhere, I have been given a free “Presenter” level account by PollEverywhere which I use occasionally on my blog and in conference keynotes/presentations. In the summer of 2012 I participated in a social media campaign sponsored by OG&E for their Smart Hours program, and have received some compensation for posting about our family’s experiences with Smart Hours. In December 2013 I wrote a sponsored post for Kidcarpet.com, for which I received a free 6′ x 8.6′ rug.

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